Nina Jobst-Smith
German-Canadian ice hockey player
Katarina Mina Louise "Nina" Jobst-Smith (born 30 August 2001) is a German-Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Detroit of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth. She is also a member of Germany women's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
As a teen, she played the 2018–19 season with ECDC Memmingen in the German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL) and the EWHL Super Cup.
In 2020, she began her college ice hockey career with Minnesota Duluth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
In the 2025 PWHL Draft, Jobst-Smith was drafted in the third round, nineteenth overall, by the Vancouver Goldeneyes, a pick Vancouver acquired in a trade with the Toronto Sceptres. On October 28, 2025, she signed a two-year contract with the Goldeneyes. During the 2025–26 season, she recorded three assists in 20 games.
During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she signed a one-year contract with PWHL Detroit on 14 June 2026.
International play
Jobst-Smith represented Germany at the IIHF World Women's Championship in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and at the Olympic qualification tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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